May 9 update: NBC has passed on ‘Brenda Forever.’
From Entertainment Weekly:
Ellie Kemper has signed for the lead role in the NBC comedy pilot Brenda Forever. The flashback-filled pitch: “Stories from Brenda Miller’s past and present are interwoven to give a unique portrait of how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old grew up to be a 31-year-old woman who still marches to the beat of her own drum.”
Congratulations, Ellie!
Ellie is my favorite! This is the best day of my life!
Way to go, Ellie!
Congrats, Ellie! Looking forward to this.
Great news!
Congrats Ellie!
While I have been hard on her character, I think she is a talented actress and wish her the best.
Congrats! I will look forward to watching that.
Erin is my all-time favorite. But I know I will like the Brenda character already. :-)
Great News! She’s incredible, and Erin has been my favorite character these past couple of years.
I could see this working out better than “The Farm”!
Well I don’t know what Brenda would have been like but I would love to see Ellie Kemper in something new. She’s been great in The Office and also in Bridesmaids which I caught recently (an OK movie, but I did really like Kristen and Ellie in it).